ARL to host Library Assessment Forum at ALA Midwinter Meeting - January 21, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a Library Assessment Forum at the upcoming ALA Midwinter Meeting, featuring LibValue research conducted at the University of Tennessee. The forum will be held on January 25, 2013, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the Sheraton Seattle’s Ravenna… Read More
CLS Communication acquires 4-Text in Berlin - January 21, 2013
Language service provider CLS Communication has acquired 4-Text Software-Lokalisierung und technische Übersetzungen GmbH, a Berlin-based quality provider of technical documentation. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The former owners of the company will support the integration phase for an agreed period. … Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - January 21, 2013
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Kent Anderson (Post-Publication Peer-Review Already Exists, Already Has Incentives, and Is Already Robust); Joe Wikert (Extracting value from uncertain data); Bonnie J. M. Swoger (When journal articles are hard to find); David Wojick (Leaked Data Policy Raises Monster STM Data… Read More
Springer and Scion collaborate to publish New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science - January 18, 2013
STM publisher Springer and Scion, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, will cooperate to publish the New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, starting in January 2013. As of Volume 43, Issue 1, the journal will be part of the SpringerOpen portfolio. As a fully sponsored open… Read More
Dr. Linda Snetselaar named Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - January 18, 2013
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has announced that, effective June 1, University of Iowa epidemiology professor and registered dietitian Dr. Linda Snetselaar will become the editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Snetselaar is also the endowed chair and associate head… Read More
Longwoods Publishing healthcare journals to be indexed in Summon discovery service - January 18, 2013
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced that it is working with Longwoods Publishing to index the latter's healthcare journals in the Summon discovery service. Most of the content is devoted to Canadian medical practice, but some journals have an international focus. All of the publications… Read More
